Jan Duggan

Jan Duggan (born Genevieve Hussey; November 6, 1881 – March 10, 1977) was an American film and stage actress.

Early life Duggan was born Genevieve Hussey in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the daughter of George W. Hussey Sr. and Mary E. Flynn, she had three siblings. Her father died from a gunshot wound in 1894 in an act that was considered a homicide.

Voice lessons and breathing exercises that were administered for her frailty in childhood helped to prepare her for her career. She sang in light opera and in concerts in St. Louis and taught voice lessons after she moved to Dallas.

Personal life Duggan died on March 10, 1977, She was buried in Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas.

Filmography Film The Old Fashioned Way (1934) - Cleopatra Pepperday Wagon Wheels (1934) - Abby Masters Forsaking All Others (1934) - Mrs. Cobal - Costumer (uncredited) The County Chairman (1935) - Abigail Mississippi (1935) - Thrilled Passenger in Pilot House Reckless (1935) - Chairwoman (uncredited) Alimony Aches (1935) - (Andy Clyde short subject) -- Mary Clyde I Live My Life (1935) - Aunt Mathilde, Loud Singer The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) - Actress at Ford's Theatre (uncredited) Drift Fence (1936) - Carrie Bingham Small Town Girl (1936) - Florence (uncredited) Easy to Take (1936) - Miss Higie Mountain Music (1937) - Ma Burnside New Faces of 1937 (1937) - Opera singer at audition (uncredited) Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937) - Supt. of Nurses Life Begins in College (1937) - Telephone Operator (uncredited) A Damsel in Distress (1937) - Miss Ruggles Midnight Intruder (1938) - Mrs. Randolph Scandal Street (1938) - Vera Veazy Kentucky Moonshine (1938) - Nurse One Wild Night (1938) - Mrs. Halliday The Wages of Sin (1938) - uncredited Thanks for Everything (1938) - Miss Twitchell You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) - Mrs. Sludge (uncredited) Inside Story (1939) - Flora The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) - Mrs. Winthrop The House of Fear (1939) - Sarah Henderson Here I Am a Stranger (1939) - Landlady (uncredited) My Little Chickadee (1940) - Uppity Little Bend Woman (uncredited) Manhattan Heartbeat (1940) - Wife The Bank Dick (1940) - Mrs. Muckle - Mother in Bank (uncredited) Las Vegas Nights (1941) - Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited) The Big Store (1941) - Henry's Wife (uncredited) The Richest Man in Town (1941) - Penelope Kidwell Dudes Are Pretty People (1942) - Dude Ranch Guest Calaboose (1943) - Radio Girl (voice, uncredited) The Meanest Man in the World (1943) - Mrs. Throckmorton (uncredited)

Select Stage Credits The Drunkard (1933-57)